Mere Mortals Conversations

William Kearney first got started in fitness at the ripe old age of 14, and in this conversation I got to ask him some fascinating questions around his why, what his future looks like, what it takes to strive to be one of the world's best and many more things in between.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:20) - Why Crossfit(3:45) - Transition into the Men's level(5:00) - The drive to compete(6:30) - Expectation to perform(8:10) - Early burnouts(9:45) - Performing on the big stage(13:50) - What does recovery look like(16:10) - Coaching(17:30) - Pitfall for Crossfit Gyms(21:15) - Learnings from top athletesConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Have you ever learnt something that was untrue and that made your life noticeably worse?In Episode #210 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan is a gorilla with a small penis, how rope climbing is hard as balls, times that we have tried out dangerous activities, a big list of ideals related to religion/character/profession/etc, why being ignorant about some information will let you be in a better position (i.e., maybe fake news actually is dangerous) and our shiny new website. Go check it out!As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(0:32) - Juan's a ground monkey(2:12) - Rope climbing (4:59) - Trying dangerous things(7:05) - Our list of 'ideals'(14:15) - False knowledge(20:51) - We got a new websiteConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Do you prefer to be busy via multitasking lots of tasks or having extended periods with one focus?In Episode #209 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's bizarre choice of winter clothes with summer fashion, a random act of kindness via the internet, shout outs to listeners who are giving some love, how I enjoyed a whole busy day of chatting, exercising and driving, my new longest record convo of close to 4 hours, Juan's new gym gear plus how he got disappointed by it and my clear mindset that is coming from simply doing less 'stuff'.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's cold weather outfit(1:04) - Random internet kindness(4:32) - COME ON LADIES, ONE POUND FISH(7:08) - Shout out to India & our 1 Japanese listener(10:03) - Two types of busy(14:14) - Concentrated busyness(18:08) - Longest conversation we ever had(21:30) - Lifting shoes & shirt(24:17) - Space clearing appreciation(27:35) - Downvote usConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why? Let us know in the comments.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's June recap(1:35) - Kyrin's June recap(6:04) - Learning from silent retreat(10:30) - Juan's July goals(17:21) - Colombians in Brisbane(19:59) - Don't make goals in January!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Are you training in a smart way for your future self, or are you training like Juan?In Episode #208 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the four components of 'Zone 2' training as described by Peter Attia, strong hamstrings with weak stability, how delayed gratification can be viewed as earning the right to play, the main thing I learned from Taoism, why I like the concept of Wu Wei, Lost Horizon by James Hilton has jumped into my top 10 books of all time and if the Chux beanie looks better on Juan (he didn't get insulted so maybe it does).As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:05) - Strength, stability, anaerobic efficiency & aerobic capacity(8:23) - Earning the right to play(13:52) - Wu Wei: Effortless action(20:00) - A top 10 book!(21:25) - Mere Mortal Moments(22:50) - Does the Chux beanie suit Juan?Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What are the benefits of fame and is there any type of fame that would be better than others?In Episode #207 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's discovery of some NFT's that are truly useless, general dodginess that can be found in the crypto area (due to malice, incompetence or sheer bad luck), which countries would survive a money reset, some of our favourite movies and genres (hint: we don't have that many), a silly TikTok game, how much time we spend/care about finding the next big thing coming through and how being famous in another language might actually be nice.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We have Spanish lift-off(0:40) - Pile of shit NFT's(4:35) - Titan debacle(7:55) - Cryptominers & dodgy banking apps(10:10) - What would happen with a money reset?(13:17) - I'm the Juggernaut Bitch!(14:09) - Favourite movies & genres(16:52) - The 'Got It' game(21:02) - The next thing coming through(23:05) - Do we want fame?(29:38) - Tell us stuffConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Have you ever stated you would never do something only to suddenly find 1 day/week/year later that you in fact are now doing it?In Episode #206 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: a pineappling that I well and truly deserved for talking shit, running/long distance relationships/buying clothes online/text speak and all the other bullshit we swore we'd never do, maybe we are now the manifestation mortals, Ross Edgley's book on resilience and bullshit standard conventions, two completely different translations of the Tao Te Ching and the worst way for a pineapple to go up the bum.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(0:59) - A deserved pineappling(3:52) - Never-evers that came true(9:02) - Are we manifesting?(15:20) - Standard conventions might be wrong(21:56) - Translations of the Tao(25:33) - Juan translating between his native tongues(28:54) - Give more to receive more(30:58) - Pineapples up the bumConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Is it possible that an increased level of traffic on the roads can actually make the driving experience more enjoyable?In Episode #205 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how I discovered that there might be a dip/spike in the middle of the traffic to driving pleasure graph, why this same dip might exist in cheesecake quantity/temperature/women's looks, how the world is turtles stacked upon turtles, what stigmas we agree with and why they are useful, a recitation of my poetry and how anyone's stories might be improved with a little bit of LSD.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:00) - A new traffic theory(6:04) - What other areas have the dip?(12:03) - Turtles all the way down(15:55) - Stigmas that we agree with(23:46) - MM limericks(26:16) - LSD gameshowConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Lucas Cullen started programming from a very young age, liking the idea of being able to make games or tools that others would then use, or to use himself to automate processes. From his early days, this idea of pure logic inspired him and helped him see things early on when most didn't.I was lucky to connect with Lucas to talk all things Crypto, his early days and how he held on, where the nickname Bitcoin Grandpa came from and how cryptocurrency is discussed within his household. Don't miss out on hearing a great perspective from someone who was in the space right at its inception.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:50) - Bitcoin Grandpa(3:00) - Double Spending money(4:50) - Buying Bitcoin(5:20) - Purchasing Bitcoin at $5(9:50) - The Cryptocurrency community(13:40) - Conitnuing to work as a developer(18:15) - The excitement over the next 3-5 years(21:30) - NFT's(28:00) - Getting paid continuously every second(29:30) - Definition of Success(33:40) - The ease of getting involved(35:40) - The next generation growing with crypto(41:05) - Get involvedConnect with Lucas Cullen:Website: https://bitcoinbrisbane.com.au/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucascullenhttps://civicledger.com/Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/An example of some NFT projects if the conversation had you interested:https://discord.gg/5kMZny5tgtSupport the show

What topic do you feel that you are most qualified or comfortable to talk about?In Episode #204 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my new Barry White voice, how and where we gain our information and wisdom on a day to day basis, a hypothetical of appearing on a panel with world experts on a certain topic, hobbies that will appear on the Mere Mortal channel in the future (bouldering, wood carving, travel, etc.,) and why I find monks & altering consciousness fascinating.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Barry White makes an appearance(1:04) - Where are the 3 places you are getting your wisdom?(7:29) - The topic we are most qualified to talk about(11:50) - Search your past to determine your future(15:34) - Psychedelics and Californians taking the leap(18:04) - Mere Mortal Moments(19:05) - Gday and share with a friendConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show